affiliation

noun

af·​fil·​i·​a·​tion ə-ˌfi-lē-ˈā-shən How to pronounce affiliation (audio)
plural affiliations
: the state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc.
The radio station has maintained a longtime affiliation with the concert hall and often has featured performers as guests on the air.
A former Democrat, Joseph McCarthy had switched his affiliation and was elected in the Republican landslide of 1946 …Ted Widmer
… hundreds of businessmen owe their success to an affiliation with organized crime.William Bastone

Examples of affiliation in a Sentence

the Little League team, despite its name, the Northern Dynamites, has no affiliation with the Northern Dynamite Company
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The race is non-partisan, but campaigning often involves touting party affiliation or, better yet, an endorsement. Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025 Israel has said Hamas cannot run the territory, and the Egyptian official said the proposal would instead put Gaza under a group of Palestinians without political affiliations known as the Community Support Committee once a ceasefire is reached. Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 2 July 2025 Yagoda expects that a new affiliation agreement will be finalized by the end of the year. Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 The looming seismic shift in local media – ABC switching its affiliation from WPLG-10 to a digital channel owned by WSVN-7 beginning in August – won’t leave sports fans in the dark. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 1 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for affiliation

Word History

First Known Use

1791, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of affiliation was in 1791

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“Affiliation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/affiliation. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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